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Bib Data Sheet
CONFIRMATION NO. 6964
SERIAL NUMBER
10/089,445
FILING DATE
03/29/2002
RULE
CLASS
704
GROUP ART UNIT
2655
ATTORNEY
DOCKET NO.
36-1542
APPLICANTS
Keith R. Preston, Suffolk, UNITED KINGDOM;
CONTINUING DATA
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This application is a 371 of PCT/GB 00/04081 10/23/2000
FOREIGN APPLICATIONS
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EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE (EPO) 99308627.1 10/29/1999
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Foreign Priority claimed
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Verified and
Acknowledged
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COUNTRY
UNITED
KINGDOM
SHEETS
DRAWING
15
TOTAL
CLAIMS
19
INDEPENDENT
CLAIMS
2
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TITLE
Method and apparatus for processing queries
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890
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